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The Las Cruces Police Department is still accepting applications for its training academy and, effective Jan. 1, 2025, cadets and officer-trainees will receive a higher salary. Beginning Jan. 1, cadets will be paid $24 per hour or $49,920 annually while in the academy and new graduates, known as officer-trainees, will…

The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., will temporarily close the activity and warm water pools beginning on Monday Nov. 4, 2024. The closure will run through the month of November and normal operations will resume Thursday Dec. 5, 2024. The temporary closure is required to resurface…

The City of Las Cruces’ Parks and Recreation Department offers a Paint by Numbers class once a month through December 2024. The Paint by Numbers class is held at the East Mesa Recreation Center, 5589 Porter Dr., from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays: Oct. 23 Nov. 20 Dec. 18 A pre-numbered…

Las Cruces Public Libraries and the New Mexico State University Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity are hosting a viewing and discussion of a film that looks into the life and impact of the late John Lewis. Lewis, a politician and civil rights activist who died in July 2020 at the age…

On the first day of the Shopping Cart Collection Initiative, a combined 60 carts were relinquished at two separate locations within Las Cruces. Most of the shopping carts relinquished Thursday, Oct. 10, belonged to seven retail establishments. The ownership of three of the carts could not be determined. The Shopping…

The theme for Fire Prevention Week 2024, recognized Oct. 6-12, is “Smoke alarms: make them work for you.” The Las Cruces Fire Department encourages residents and apartment dwellers to check their smoke alarms, and ensure they are properly working. To check the operation of a smoke alarm, simply press and…

Pursuant to the Las Cruces Municipal Code (LCMC) the minimum wage will increase for Las Cruces, effective January 1, 2025.   According to LCMC, the Las Cruces minimum wage will increase to $12.65 per hour and the tipped wage will increase to $5.06 per hour.   History of Las Cruces…

The second annual Las Cruces Air and Space Expo – an exciting blend of airshow, air racing, and STEM and space exhibits – will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Las Cruces International Airport. The Las Cruces Air and Space Expo will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m….

Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a workshop Oct. 17 for participants to make tissue paper Halloween Jack-o’-Lantern tea light jars or small Halloween diorama in a jar. The workshop will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Craft Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library,…

In conjunction with law enforcement beginning enforcement of the new Shopping Cart Ordinance on Oct. 16, Las Cruces police is offering limited space for unhoused persons who may need to temporarily store personal belongings in a safe and weatherproof area. LCPD placed a Conex box, a large shipping container, in…

The Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a public meeting on Oct. 17 to present preliminary plans for an aquatic playground to be developed at Apodaca Park. The proposed aquatic playground will be discussed at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Regional Aquatic Center, 141 E….

Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a Tai Chi for Health class on Tuesday mornings beginning Oct. 15. The free classes start at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 15. The class will be held in the Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. Tai…

Las Cruces City Council met in regular session on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, and approved a resolution that will lead to the expansion of the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope’s Homeless Outreach Program. The Homeless Outreach Program was first funded in fiscal year 2021 to support Las Cruces residents who…

The Las Cruces Police Department has started domestic violence training for its 54th Police Academy with sessions running from Oct. 7-10. The training is being held at Hakes Brothers Homes, 6303 Bayberry Lane, off Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. This essential training is part of the department’s commitment to equipping its cadets with…

In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day includes: A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven. Castaneda Service Center (Parks…